DE50006747D1 - Lithography process and mask for its implementation - Google Patents

Lithography process and mask for its implementation

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DE50006747D1
DE50006747D1 DE50006747T DE50006747T DE50006747D1 DE 50006747 D1 DE50006747 D1 DE 50006747D1 DE 50006747 T DE50006747 T DE 50006747T DE 50006747 T DE50006747 T DE 50006747T DE 50006747 D1 DE50006747 D1 DE 50006747D1
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mask
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lithography process
lithography
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Guenther Czech
Christoph Friedrich
Dr Fuelber
Rainer Kaesmaier
Dr Widmann
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Qimonda AG
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Infineon Technologies AG
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    • G03FPHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
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    • G03F7/70483Information management; Active and passive control; Testing; Wafer monitoring, e.g. pattern monitoring
    • G03F7/7055Exposure light control in all parts of the microlithographic apparatus, e.g. pulse length control or light interruption
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    • G03F1/26Phase shift masks [PSM]; PSM blanks; Preparation thereof
    • G03F1/32Attenuating PSM [att-PSM], e.g. halftone PSM or PSM having semi-transparent phase shift portion; Preparation thereof
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DE19958201A DE19958201A1 (en) 1999-12-02 1999-12-02 Lithographic process for structuring layers during the manufacture of integrated circuits comprises guiding radiation emitted by a radiation source and lying in the extreme UV range onto photosensitive layers via a mask
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Owner name: QIMONDA AG, 81739 MUENCHEN, DE